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3. That all such Lamps shall be entirely free from writing or any
trade devices, except in such cases as Medical Men, Post
Offices, Sweeps, Fire Engines, or other positions where they
would be a public guide in cases of emergency.
4. That no such Lamps shall be suspended by ball and socket-joint
only.
5. That no Lamps on posts be agreed to unless they are kept
lighted the whole night.
6. That a sketch of the proposed Lamps, with their dimensions
and of any intended inscription thereon, be submitted with
the application to the Vestry for approval.
ELECTRIC LIGHTING.
This subject has engaged the attention of the Vestry and'
the Lighting Committee almost continuously throughout the
year, owing to a revival of the hope that Electric Lighting
will shortly become a commercial success, and the consequent
applications from various Companies for powers to include
this Parish in their proposed area of supply.
As stated in the last Annual Report, there were two applications
for authority to supply the electric light in the Parish
under consideration at Lady-day; one by the South Metropolitan
Electric Supply Company for a Provisional Order,
and the other by the St. James's and Pall Mall Electric
Light Company for a Licence.
With regard to the Provisional Order, several modifications
in the draft were suggested by the Vestry, and formed
the subject of repeated interviews with the Board of Trade.
Many of these suggestions were of a technical character, and
all of them aimed at giving adequate controlling power to
the Yestry, subject to appeal in order to guard against a